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SOLUTION
Definition of SOLUTION
noun
A homogeneous mixture, which may be liquid, gas or solid, formed by dissolving one or more substances.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English solucioun, from Old French solucion (French solution), from Latin solūtiōnem, accusative singular of solūtiō, from the verb solvō. Compare solve, -tion.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (25,330)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SOLUTION · 2 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SOLUTION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 38 boards so far. 64 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 166, 2 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 27, 16 June 2026.
Built from these letters
SOLUTION starts with S and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ILNOOSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start SOLUTI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found SOLUTION?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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